| Alfredo Carpaneto | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1915 |
| Died | 26 January 1945 (aged 30) |
| Place of birth | Rome |
| Place of death | Neuhausen, East Prussia |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Unteroffizier |
| Unit | schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfredo Carpaneto (4 January 1915 – 26 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfredo Carpaneto, an Austrian (his father was Roman his mother Viennese) who was born in Rome and grew up in Austria after his father died in World War I as a soldier in the Italian Navy, was killed in action on 26 January 1945 near Neuhausen, East Prussia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945. As an Austrian he was drafted to war-service as all other Austrians and Germans and was not an Italian Volunteer as falsely stated in numerous publications.
Other pursuits[]
Alfredo Carpaneto was not only a Wehrmacht Unteroffizier. He was primarily a great artist. As a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna ("Wiener Kunst Academy"), he was an Academy Professor Assistant and a member of the Vienna Secession as also had been Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and many other artists of his or previous eras. His Impressionist paintings are judged to have been of great interest and magnificent colours, despite his being only 30 years old when he died. He was a great opponent of the war and the German war regime and wrote multiple letters to the regime's headquarters, querying the actual meaning of the war. Drafts of these letters are still kept by his family and so are many pieces of art he created. His family intended to exhibit his work at the Academy of Fine Arts so as to restore Alfredo's name more in the world of art and culture that he loved.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 June 1940)
- 1st Class (3 October 1944)
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Unteroffizier and panzer commander in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links[]
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Alfredo Renato Carpaneto - Kunst in Frieden und Krieg https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Book/Alfredo-Renato-Carpaneto-102858124432259/